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Nathan Lane Says Homophobia Kept Him From Landing ‘Space Jam’ & Other Projects
"Apparently the director saw me hosting the Tony Awards and thought that suggested I was too gay to play the part," recalls Lane.
Asked in a recent interview with Vanity Fair if homophobia limited his opportunities, Lane equivocated a bit and then offered one specific example. That guy from Seinfeld was Wayne Knight, who ended up playing Michael Jordan’s assistant in the Warner Bros. film. “Apparently the director [Joe Pytka] saw me hosting the Tony Awards and thought that suggested I was too gay to play the part.
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